Places natbikes Wants to Go

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.